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To: Petronski

Navy Challenging Kerry's Medals

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/9/2/120951.shtml

The United States Navy is challenging the authenticity of Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam War medals, in a development that could prove to be the most damaging yet to the embattled Democrat's presidential campaign.

A Navy spokesman is calling Kerry's Silver Star citation with Combat V "incorrect" as it appears on his campaign Web site, explaining in an interview with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Thomas Lipscomb that the Navy has never issued a Combat V at any time for the Silver Star. ...


309 posted on 09/02/2004 3:44:49 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: ArmyBratproud

Major Garrett just did a story about the madals being looked into. Navy says it could just be a clerical error---however it is the responsibility of the medal reciever to have errors corrected.


313 posted on 09/02/2004 3:46:20 PM PDT by sissyjane (Does Rice show up on X-Rays??)
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To: ArmyBratproud

This was not the Navy's choice, they are responding to a request/complaint from Judicial Watch.


JW actually did accomplish something, if even only to provide occasional headline 'bumps' to the issues about Kerry's lies.


329 posted on 09/02/2004 3:51:38 PM PDT by Petronski (With what? Spitballs!?!)
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